Word
Dextrin
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2 Syllables
How it's divided?
dex-trin
Definition
- n. - A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly
tasteless and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc.,
and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or diastase. It
is of somewhat variable composition, containing several carbohydrates
which change easily to their respective varieties of sugar. It is so
named from its rotating the plane of polarization to the right; --
called also British gum, Alsace gum, gommelin, leiocome, etc. See
Achroodextrin, and Erythrodextrin.
- noun - Any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements
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